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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1971
Page
10
Lee Trevino defeats Jack Nicklaus to win the 71st U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. Trevino shoots 68 to finish two under par while Nicklaus finishes one over. Trevino earns 1650000? dollars and the Open title two from 1968.
Lawton golf tale features two holes in one on the 155 yard sixth hole with Herb Stonehocker Sr Bill Joyner and associates. Stonehocker Sr birdied 5 and 7 while Carel parred 18th to salvage a round. Roberts shot 67 for best score. Pepsi baseball notes Cecil Powell praises Ingram despite late rally by Muskogee as Lawton wins 1 0 on late error.
Vida Blue chalked up his 15th win and 136 strikeouts leading the A L with a 15 2 record and 19 starts. Baltimore crushed Washington 7-2 while Kansas City fell 5-1 to Chicago. Milwaukee edged California in 10 innings and Minnesota beat Oakland 2-1 as Detroit, Boston, and Cleveland were rained out or idle.
Carl McAdams, two time All America OU star and 1968 Jets lineman, quits pro football citing medical advice. He will run a 710 acre ranch near Farris Oklahoma after years with the Jets and injuries that sidelined him since 1969. He plans to adapt to ranch life and notes learning the trade the hard way.
Willie Stargell capped a big night with his 25th homer as Pittsburgh routed New York 6 0 to widen the NL East lead. Dock Ellis tossed eight strong innings for the Pirates, improving to 9 straight wins and 11 3 on the season.
Lawton Pepsis aim to extend an 11 game victory run as they face Scotland Bombers at McCord Park at 8 p.m. The 17 1 Lawton team has struggled at the plate lately with 42 hits in eight starts, while pitcher David Sewell leads the staff at 5 0.
Hoyt Wilhelm, 47 turning 48, was released by the Atlanta Braves after a rough stretch as they trailed NL West leaders. The knuckleball veteran hoped for another chance with a new club this season, having spent over two decades in the majors with multiple NL and AL teams.
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